So, as it's Darvey Week, with season 7 days away, I thought I'd have a go and putting a story I've had in my head for a while down in words. This is my first attempt at fanfic, so I'm a little nervous, but hopefully you'll enjoy it. Do let me know what you think!

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Stay With Me

Donna's back ached as she straightened up, having finished packing and sealing the last of Harvey's boxes. She could have left it to the movers, but it really wasn't worth the pain she'd have to deal with when Harvey declared they'd damaged something. Looking up, she surveyed the shell of the office that had held so many memories over so many years. It would be strange Harvey not being in here, she thought, as her eyes rested on the newly etched name on the glass panel of the door – Mike Ross, Junior Partner.

And what about you? The voice in her head continued its relentless needling of her current uncertainty.

What she'd said to Harvey in this very office only a week ago was still true. She did want more and she still needed to figure out exactly what that meant. Benjamin and Stu had given her a renewed desire to achieve something for herself. Despite loving working at the firm, her job was no longer as fulfilling, as she'd like it to be and she knew it.

Having pushed the final box in to the corner with the rest, she approached the wall on which Harvey's precious photograph was hanging; it was the only item in the room that she hadn't touched, knowing Harvey would want to do that himself. She smiled at the image before her and the memory of helping him hang it there not so long ago. Her relationship with Harvey was the other question mark hanging over her life. Yes, they'd found their way back to a positive place, after the strained time when she left him for Louis, but the reasons she'd left still remained.

The sudden ringing of her desk phone brought her back from her thoughts. She crossed to her desk to answer it. "Harvey Specter's office."

"Hey Donna." She smiled warmly on hearing his voice; the way he said her name in that tone she liked to think was saved just for her.

"Hey, how did the meeting go?"

His meeting with the Hooper Trust had been a huge coup for PSL and she knew he saw this as a way to live up to Jessica's expectations. She may no longer be there, but Donna knew he still wanted to make his mentor proud.

"It went well. They want to see a more detailed proposal in a couple of days, but Louis and I dazzled them enough, that I'm sure they'll sign with us."

"That's good to hear Harvey and you playing so well with Louis too!"

He chuckled at that. He really was enjoying working with Louis. They made a good team when they weren't battling each other. "You nearly done there Donna? It's getting late."

Glancing at her watch she was surprised that it was nearing 9 o'clock. No wonder she was so hungry! "I think so. Everything not already moved is packed and ready to go."

"Thanks. ….Um….Donna?..." His tone had changed. It was quieter, more tentative. She waited, unsure where his mind was going.

"I know we haven't talked about what you said last week. I…We…" he stumbled, wishing he'd planned this better. Donna tried to cut in, to navigate them away from this potential minefield, but he was committed now.

"I don't know whether you've thought any more about it Donna, but I want you to know, I just want you to be happy. Whatever that means for you."

She wiped the tears from her eyes. He really had come a long way in recent years.

"Thank you Harvey," she whispered, trying to keep her emotions in check. From the warmth in his voice, she knew he was smiling. She heard Louis call to him in the background.

"How about I pick you up and we go and get dinner at the shitty Thai place? We could talk about it then, if, if you wanted to?" The slightly nervous tone returned to his voice with the last question.

"That would be lovely. I'm going to check the movers haven't already caused chaos up the corridor, so I'll see you soon?"

On hanging up the phone, Donna smiled as she started to pack up her handbag.

….

Harvey's black Lexus pulled up outside PSL and he looked across at Louis. His fellow named partner had been fantastic in the Hooper meeting, but Harvey couldn't fail to notice how quiet he was on the ride back. In fact, he'd been quiet all week.

"Everything alright Louis?" He had heard about Louis's recent heartbreak from Donna, but he was still surprised at himself for asking, as the words left his mouth.

"I'm fine Harvey. It's just hard you know, starting all over again. My personal life seems to resemble a game of snakes and ladders. I just think I've reached the top, before sliding back down to the bottom again."

They exited the car. "Well, I'm sure another ladder is just around the corner Louis." He paused, before asking if he wanted to join him and Donna for dinner, but his friend shook his head, saying he'd rather get a start on the Hooper proposal. Harvey understood all too well using work as a distraction and didn't push it further.

As they entered the foyer of the building, Harvey's mobile started to buzz in his pocket. "I'll catch up Louis. Come by my old office. I think the files you'll need will still be in there. I asked Donna to leave them out for us."

As Louis headed for the elevators, Harvey looked at the display of his phone, at the name flashing on the caller ID. This was still a new sensation for him.

"Hey mom. How are you?"

His mother was on her way out, but was calling to see if Harvey would be in the city over the next week, as she was hoping to bring some of her students on a field trip to MoMA and was thinking she could make a weekend of it to see him. As he readily agreed, he was still surprised at this new development in his life. Something else he owed to Donna, he thought.

"Just call me to let me know the dates Mom and we'll sort something out…It will be nice to see you."

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The 50th floor of PSL was quiet as he stepped off the elevator. As if on autopilot he turned towards his old office, before remembering his computer and phone line had already been transferred to Jessica's office. It still felt like Jessica's office to him.

As he rounded the corner, he glanced at Donna's new desk, or what at least for now he acknowledged, was her desk, but maybe not for much longer. The conflicting emotions he had when he thought about the future returned and he pushed them to the back of his mind as he checked his desk phone for messages. Nothing – perfect. The emails could wait until tomorrow. Remembering he'd agreed to meet Louis at his old office for the Hooper files, he made his way down the silent corridors.

As his old end of the corridor came in to view, he spotted Donna's bag on the floor by her cubicle.

"Donna?" he called as he entered the office. She wasn't there so he walked over to his desk and sure enough, the files were waiting for him. He smiled at how perfectly in sync they were. She was too much of an asset to this firm, he thought. Maybe there's another role here she would enjoy? He shook his head, as he knew he was getting ahead of himself about a decision that ultimately wasn't his to make.

As he turned, something caught his eye. The receiver of Donna's phone was on the floor, just outside the confines of her cubicle. Harvey frowned, crossing his office and through the door to her domain outside.

"Donna?" he called loudly.

It was as he stepped around the walls of her cubicle that he froze, his blood running cold. Donna was lying on the floor on her stomach, arm outstretched towards the phone's receiver. She wasn't moving.

"Donna" he choked out the word, momentarily paralysed by the fear coursing through him, before dropping to his knees beside her. Almost too scared to touch her, he gently rolled her on to her back towards him. Her eyes opened slowly at the movement. He choked back a sob at the blood spreading over her torso. There was so much blood.

"Hey Harvey, did you find those files? I think I can get a decent amount done by tomorrow!" The sound of Louis marching down the corridor snapped

Harvey back to reality. He was not at home in bed. This was not a dream. This was real. He screamed at Louis to call 911, as he scooped Donna in to his arms.

"Harvey, what the hell…" Louis's words died in his mouth when he saw Donna. "Oh my god…"

"NOW. LOUIS!"

As Louis dashed in to Harvey's office for the nearest phone, Harvey cradled Donna in his arms. "Harvey…" Her voice was so quiet, so weak, so not like Donna. He couldn't bear it. Brushing the hair from her face, he smiled down at her.

"It's going to be okay Donna. Help is coming. We're going to get you some help and everything will be alright."

Desperate to try and stem the bleeding, he took off his suit jacket and bunched it in to a ball, holding it firmly against her body. "A man….the clinic…" It took all of her energy to get the words out. "Ssshhh Donna. Don't think about that right now."

The sound of Louis on the phone to the emergency services was the only other noise in the office. Harvey's mind whirled with questions as to what the hell had happened and who had done this, but the only thing that mattered to him at that moment was her, as her eyes slowly started to close. He shook her gently, but firmly and summoned the strongest voice he could manage.

"Donna, you can't close your eyes. I need you to look at me okay?" Struggling to keep himself together, he stroked the side of her face. "Stay with me, okay?"

Her eyes met his and she blinked in acknowledgment. Louis appeared in a crouch next to Harvey, a bundle of cloth in his arms. Harvey hadn't even noticed he'd gone further than the office.

"I fetched these from the partner's kitchen." He motioned to Harvey's grey jacket, turning a deep red beneath his fingers. Harvey took the offered tablecloths from Louis and discarded his jacket, shifting his position on the floor to better hold Donna against him, as he pressed the material against her body. She squeezed his hand gently and he gave her his warmest smile.

"It's going to be okay. Just stay with me." He looked up at Louis.

"Where are they Louis?" Rising from his crouch, wiping the tears from his eyes, Louis put a hand on Harvey's shoulder, saying he'd go to reception to wait for the paramedics. "They'll be here soon, I'm sure," he murmured as he rushed back towards the elevators.

Trying desperately to keep her focus on him he glanced towards the office, all packed neat and tidy. "So, you've done a great job with the boxes. Now I just need you to boss the movers around for me okay?"

She gave him a small smile. "Scared." He never imagined his heart could break with a single word, but it did. He swallowed, his composure cracking with every passing second.

"I know, but you're the strongest person I know. It's going to be alright. Plus, don't forget, we have a wedding to help plan right? If you think I can fulfil all these best man duties on my own, you're crazy! Imagine the mess I'd make of it!"

"Harvey, I…" but she didn't finish the sentence, as the paramedics arrival interrupted her. A young man, who looked as if he should still be in college to Harvey, knelt down next to them.

"Hi Donna. My name's Dr. Daniels and as it's my night to ride along with the paramedics, you get the pleasure of my company. I need you to stay awake for me. Can you do that?"

His voice was warm, but carried an air of confidence that brought a calm to Harvey as much as Donna. The two EMTs with him hovered by Harvey and it was the older one who smiled at him, before gently telling him he needed to let them help Donna now, placing a hand on his arm. It took him a few seconds to realise that that meant he had to let go of her. God, he didn't want to. Louis squeezed his shoulder. "Harvey, we need to let them help her now. They know what they're doing."

He looked down at her face, his eyes locking with hers once again as he squeezed her hand. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

With that he released his hold on her as the medical team took over. He sat on the floor, devoid of the strength to stand, as time seemed to pass in a blur. It was Louis who helped him to his feet, guiding him to the edge of Donna's cubicle, against which he could lean. Neither of them spoke as they watched the scene before them.

To Harvey, it felt as though hours passed in that corridor, but the team was soon ready to move; Donna secure on a gurney, an oxygen mask over her mouth and nose. "Go Harvey. I'll wait for the police. They're on their way."

With a nod to Louis, Harvey followed alongside the gurney, his eyes never leaving Donna's, as they made their way out to the street and in to the waiting ambulance. He took her hand between his own, determined that he could somehow keep her tethered to life through the only thing he was able to control. Dr. Daniels busied himself around them, but Harvey didn't pay attention. He knew he just had to keep talking to her, giving her something to focus on. So he did. Over that journey to the hospital he told her his thoughts for the new office, responding to all the questions she'd been pestering him to answer over the last few days. As they pulled up at the hospital, something else came in to his head.

"Hey, my mom called tonight. She's coming to town soon. I'd love you to come with me to meet her. What do you think?"

A couple of tears fell from her eyes as she smiled at him, managing a small nod of her head.

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The chaotic atmosphere of the emergency room came as a shock to the senses after the stillness of PSL, as they wheeled Donna through the entrance and straight in to the biggest exam room. Doctors and nurses seemed to appear out of nowhere around them as Dr. Daniels reeled off Donna's basic details and current condition.

"Sir, you'll need to wait outside now. Sir…" It was only the gentle hand on his arm that made Harvey realise they were talking to him.

"I can't leave her," he said in a whisper. An older nurse guided him away and to the other side of the double doors of the exam room.

"We'll take good care of her" she replied, before disappearing back in to the room. Harvey stood there, a feeling of utter helplessness washing over him.

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Sorry to leave on a cliffhanger, but this seemed to be a good place to pause! I have a good plan as to where this story will go, so I hope to have the next chapter up soon. This is my first attempt at fanfic, so all comments are warmly received and thanks so much for reading!